THURSDAY July 4, 2013 Vol. 28 • No. 54 ••• $1.25 inc. G.S.T.
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MusicFest bringing story of blues icon Willie Mae Thornton to the Comox Valley on July 13-14 weekend. page B1
Maple Pool United soccer team places fourth at Western Canadian Qualifier for Homeless World Cup. page B7
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Mexican police arrest suspect in Mackintosh murder Record Staff
Police in Mexico have arrested a man suspected of killing former Comox Valley resident Ron Mackintosh, who had
ANDRES GOMEZ IBARRA
RON MACKINTOSH
retired near the coastal Mexican town of Barra de Navidad. A police report says Andres Gomez Ibarra, 26, was detained in the municipality of Cihuatlan June 26, says the Guadalajara Reporter newspaper. He and a minor were charged with two counts of armed robbery in the town of Villa Obregon, where Gomez Ibarra resided. Investigators said Gomez Ibarra is “presumed responsible” for the murder of Mackintosh, who was kidnapped and beaten but left alive last October. A police report suggests Gomez Ibarra may have ties to a drug cartel. Mackintosh, 64, was with his pet dog Nikko when he was last seen Oct. 21 in the town of Melaque, Jalisco. He had dropped off a friend in his B.C.-licensed Jeep Patriot. The next day his girlfriend, Marie, reported him missing to police. The newspaper said his decomposing body was found outside Barra de Navidad two weeks after he was reported missing. He had been strangled to death with a belt. His vehicle and dog were never found. Mackintosh had lived in Nanaimo before residing in Courtenay and Cumberland. After retiring a few years ago from Koers & Associates Engineering, he moved to Barra de Navidad where he had previously vacationed and where he had developed numerous friendships. Mackintosh leaves behind a son and daughter.
A FRIENDLY GOOSE Kids flocked in to pet this goose, which appeared to be loving all the attention, during the Canada Day afternoon activities in Lewis Park. See A3 for more Canada Day coverage. PHOTO BY RENEE ANDOR
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